Recomended free FTP?

mk14braves · 01-28-2005, 10:57 PM

Can anyone tell me of a good, free FTP program that will allow me to upload my league to hostultra?

O2Brew · 01-29-2005, 04:02 AM

Filezilla

pat · 01-29-2005, 10:06 AM

Yep, I recommend FileZilla too. Free and easy to use for a newbie.

f.montoya · 01-29-2005, 10:57 AM

I use it for my league website. I use OOTP6's ftp for the reports though. FileZilla is great.

mk14braves · 01-29-2005, 12:36 PM

Thanks, lets see if it works.

Bonedwarf · 01-29-2005, 05:00 PM

Filezilla rules. I also run an FTP server running their server software, and that's great too.

jnshmoo · 01-29-2005, 05:08 PM

I recommend that you browse the web with Firefox and get the fireFTP extension.

Draft Dodger · 01-29-2005, 05:19 PM

personally, I like SmartFTP
http://www.smartftp.com/

James M. Rousseau · 01-29-2005, 05:47 PM

FlashFXP is the best for me, bit you have to pay.

FootballFan13 · 01-29-2005, 07:43 PM

I honeslty think FileZilla sucks. I use it and it takes an hour and a half to up to 3 hours to upload all my files.

f.montoya · 01-30-2005, 08:28 AM

I have a multiple page website with loads of graphics and FileZilla transfers everything with blazing speed. I've used it a few times to do my OOTP League Reports and I'd have to say that it's as fast or even faster than OOTP6's ftp transfer.

Footballfan, maybe it's your computer that sucks(sorry but just choosing your vocabulary) and not the software. I get my online league files uploaded from Japan to my server in Colorado in 15 to 18 minutes average and my multipage website transferred in less than a minute and a half.

FileZilla has an easy interface which also shows the list of files as they upload and lets you know exactly which ones couldn't be transferred, for any reason.

Great program! and it's free!

pat · 01-30-2005, 08:41 AM

Yep, maybe the flaw is on your side, Footballfan. It's definitely faster than the OOTP6 FTP, at least in my books.

f.montoya · 01-31-2005, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FootballFan13

I honeslty think FileZilla sucks. I use it and it takes an hour and a half to up to 3 hours to upload all my files.

Hey FootballFan,

Just ran a test. FileZilla uploaded my "Complete" League Reports(which include 15 days of box scores and game logs) in 10 minutes and 37 seconds.

You're welcome to browse my league reports:

www.baseball.montoyahome.com Just click the league reports link on the left Nav bar.

James M. Rousseau · 01-31-2005, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f.montoya

Hey FootballFan,

Just ran a test. FileZilla uploaded my "Complete" League Reports(which include 15 days of box scores and game logs) in 10 minutes and 37 seconds.

You're welcome to browse my league reports:

www.baseball.montoyahome.com Just click the league reports link on the left Nav bar.

Does that include player pages? About the FTP reports in OOTP, how does that work? I tried to upload via the OOTP game, and it claimed to work. Yet, when I checked the website, no dice.

f.montoya · 01-31-2005, 09:43 AM

Yes every player page. FileZilla does the job.

f.montoya · 01-31-2005, 09:46 AM

Oh..Sorry. You have to generate the reports first in the Online League setup. Sfter you generate the reports and they are in the folder you specified, THEN hit upload to ftp server. OOTP6 takes about 20% more time than FileZilla.

James M. Rousseau · 01-31-2005, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f.montoya

Oh..Sorry. You have to generate the reports first in the Online League setup. Sfter you generate the reports and they are in the folder you specified, THEN hit upload to ftp server. OOTP6 takes about 20% more time than FileZilla.

I did that. "Uploading files" poped up and it finished. But when I checked a real ftp program, I didnt see that the files there were updated. If FireZilla does that in 10 minutes that is amazing. It took me about 3 hours to upload upload everything. This is with no boxscores or gamelogs plus most pages are blank because my league hasnt started yet. Does it matter on what web server I have?

FootballFan13 · 01-31-2005, 09:04 PM

Actually I have a very good internet connection. Could there be a problem with my connection though? I mean I can browse the internet with no problems at all. I clear my computer of spy ware atleast once a week, what could the problem be?

f.montoya · 02-01-2005, 02:19 AM

Could be you are using some free webspace? Find out the following:

1. Do they support ftp?
If not. You aren't going to get anywahere.

2. What bandwidth they allow you?
This can potentially ruin a league. Go over the limit and you won't be able to upload any more until the next month. This is an in & out limit that is usually set so that free accounts don't interfere with paying accounts bandwidth usage. Also, this gets worse during busy hours for free accounts because paying customers always have priority for bandwidth usage, renderring your account inaccessible for periods of time.

3. Can you upload other things? For example some photos? How long does that take?
Try uploading about 10 - 20 photos, or 5MB worth of them, and see how long it takes.

The best way to get fast uploads:

1. Have a fast pc.
2. Pay for a reliable ftp account on a nearby server that doesn't limit bandwidth
3. Be sure to run experiments with dummy leagues. Upload them with varying sizes. (8-20MB depending on the size of your league)

If your pc is like mine with a 3 Ghz P4 processor and at least 512MB RAM and you pay for a good server, your upload time won't exceed 12-15 minutes.

If your pc specs are lower, expect upload times to be longer.
If you do not pay for a good, reliable server with unlimited bandwidth, you can add even more time to that.

01-28-2005, 10:57 PM	#1
mk14braves Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 19	Recomended free FTP? Can anyone tell me of a good, free FTP program that will allow me to upload my league to hostultra?

01-29-2005, 10:06 AM	#3
pat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Quezon City, Philippines Posts: 2,748	Yep, I recommend FileZilla too. Free and easy to use for a newbie. __________________ Co-Founder & Technical Director at ExaWeb Corporation, an SEO company in the Philippines. Previous Leagues - Time Warp Baseball / International Federation of Baseball / Professional Baseball Replay League / No Pepper Baseball League / MLB Pro Current OOTP 24 Leagues - Sim Sports Gaming - (2016-Present) Washington Nationals (2016-2022) *2017 Champions Oakland Athletics (2023-Present)

01-29-2005, 10:57 AM	#4
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,069	I use it for my league website. I use OOTP6's ftp for the reports though. FileZilla is great. __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball ex-Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) www.allsimbaseball.com (OOTP web hosting - Customized sites for online leagues - Sign up, Connect OOTP and Play!) Share Your Mods - Free, unlimited and easy to upload to share your Mods instantly(free site registration required)

01-29-2005, 05:08 PM	#7
jnshmoo All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Not Here Posts: 1,226	I recommend that you browse the web with Firefox and get the fireFTP extension. __________________ Beer Snob and Baseball Sim Geek

01-29-2005, 05:19 PM	#8
Draft Dodger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: formerly of the OTBL Posts: 4,113	personally, I like SmartFTP http://www.smartftp.com/ __________________ Draft Dodger (Anarchy: Anything goes. The Draft Dodger viewpoint.) Sophmoric[sic] Member of the OOTP Boards (It's not OOTP; it's your computer) 15 GB Webhosting for $6.95 a month IMO we are best off abandoning that sinking ship that is Off Topic to the rats infesting it and just starting a whole new Baseball Forum from scratch.

01-29-2005, 04:02 AM	#2
O2Brew Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 16	Filezilla

01-29-2005, 12:36 PM	#5
mk14braves Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 19	Thanks, lets see if it works.

01-29-2005, 05:00 PM	#6
Bonedwarf All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,339	Filezilla rules. I also run an FTP server running their server software, and that's great too.

01-29-2005, 05:47 PM	#9
James M. Rousseau Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 352	FlashFXP is the best for me, bit you have to pay. __________________ Jaime- http://www.simleagueworld.com

01-29-2005, 07:43 PM	#10
FootballFan13 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 71	I honeslty think FileZilla sucks. I use it and it takes an hour and a half to up to 3 hours to upload all my files. __________________ Jonathan Papelbon FTW

01-30-2005, 08:28 AM	#11
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,069	I have a multiple page website with loads of graphics and FileZilla transfers everything with blazing speed. I've used it a few times to do my OOTP League Reports and I'd have to say that it's as fast or even faster than OOTP6's ftp transfer. Footballfan, maybe it's your computer that sucks(sorry but just choosing your vocabulary) and not the software. I get my online league files uploaded from Japan to my server in Colorado in 15 to 18 minutes average and my multipage website transferred in less than a minute and a half. FileZilla has an easy interface which also shows the list of files as they upload and lets you know exactly which ones couldn't be transferred, for any reason. Great program! and it's free! __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball ex-Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) www.allsimbaseball.com (OOTP web hosting - Customized sites for online leagues - Sign up, Connect OOTP and Play!) Share Your Mods - Free, unlimited and easy to upload to share your Mods instantly(free site registration required)

01-30-2005, 08:41 AM	#12
pat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Quezon City, Philippines Posts: 2,748	Yep, maybe the flaw is on your side, Footballfan. It's definitely faster than the OOTP6 FTP, at least in my books. __________________ Co-Founder & Technical Director at ExaWeb Corporation, an SEO company in the Philippines. Previous Leagues - Time Warp Baseball / International Federation of Baseball / Professional Baseball Replay League / No Pepper Baseball League / MLB Pro Current OOTP 24 Leagues - Sim Sports Gaming - (2016-Present) Washington Nationals (2016-2022) *2017 Champions Oakland Athletics (2023-Present)

01-31-2005, 09:43 AM	#15
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,069	Yes every player page. FileZilla does the job. __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball ex-Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) www.allsimbaseball.com (OOTP web hosting - Customized sites for online leagues - Sign up, Connect OOTP and Play!) Share Your Mods - Free, unlimited and easy to upload to share your Mods instantly(free site registration required)

01-31-2005, 09:46 AM	#16
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,069	Oh..Sorry. You have to generate the reports first in the Online League setup. Sfter you generate the reports and they are in the folder you specified, THEN hit upload to ftp server. OOTP6 takes about 20% more time than FileZilla. __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball ex-Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) www.allsimbaseball.com (OOTP web hosting - Customized sites for online leagues - Sign up, Connect OOTP and Play!) Share Your Mods - Free, unlimited and easy to upload to share your Mods instantly(free site registration required)

01-31-2005, 09:04 PM	#18
FootballFan13 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 71	Actually I have a very good internet connection. Could there be a problem with my connection though? I mean I can browse the internet with no problems at all. I clear my computer of spy ware atleast once a week, what could the problem be? __________________ Jonathan Papelbon FTW

02-01-2005, 02:19 AM	#19
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,069	Could be you are using some free webspace? Find out the following: 1. Do they support ftp? If not. You aren't going to get anywahere. 2. What bandwidth they allow you? This can potentially ruin a league. Go over the limit and you won't be able to upload any more until the next month. This is an in & out limit that is usually set so that free accounts don't interfere with paying accounts bandwidth usage. Also, this gets worse during busy hours for free accounts because paying customers always have priority for bandwidth usage, renderring your account inaccessible for periods of time. 3. Can you upload other things? For example some photos? How long does that take? Try uploading about 10 - 20 photos, or 5MB worth of them, and see how long it takes. The best way to get fast uploads: 1. Have a fast pc. 2. Pay for a reliable ftp account on a nearby server that doesn't limit bandwidth 3. Be sure to run experiments with dummy leagues. Upload them with varying sizes. (8-20MB depending on the size of your league) If your pc is like mine with a 3 Ghz P4 processor and at least 512MB RAM and you pay for a good server, your upload time won't exceed 12-15 minutes. If your pc specs are lower, expect upload times to be longer. If you do not pay for a good, reliable server with unlimited bandwidth, you can add even more time to that. __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball ex-Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) www.allsimbaseball.com (OOTP web hosting - Customized sites for online leagues - Sign up, Connect OOTP and Play!) Share Your Mods - Free, unlimited and easy to upload to share your Mods instantly(free site registration required) Last edited by f.montoya; 02-01-2005 at 02:20 AM.